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Undergraduate Course: Orchestration 3 (MUSI10004)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course aims to give students the ability to write for a variety of instrumental forces culminating in the full orchestra, using a variety of mainly early or mid-20th century models. A substantial part of the course is spent analysing relevant scores, in particular examples of composers transcribing or arranging their own music.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Composition 2 (MUSI08030)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least three Music courses at grade B or above in Music Theory (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Two coursework projects (25% each) and one extended project (50%).
Feedback Formative feedback is provided on weekly class exercises
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
- Students will have learned how to write for a variety of instrumental forces up to and including full orchestra.
- They will be able to analyse scores from the point of view of orchestration and apply analagous techniques in their own work.
- They will have learned how to make piano reductions of orchestral scores.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.music.ed.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Lectures in Weeks 1-5 and 7-11 . Weekly class exercises will also be given and corrected.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Peter Nelson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2428
Email: P.Nelson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Carrie Lyall
Tel: (0131 6)50 2422
Email: Carrie.Lyall@ed.ac.uk
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